spätabends

[ʃpɛːtˈʔabn̩t͡s]

/[ʃpɛːtˈʔabn̩t͡s]/ adv

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The verdict

“spätabends” is an uncommon German word, ranked #75,077 in German word frequency and used as an adverb.

#75,077
frequency rank, German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - am späten Abend

Key facts for spätabends
PropertyValue
Headwordspätabends
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ʃpɛːtˈʔabn̩t͡s]
Letters10
Frequency rank#75,077
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “spätabends” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). spätabends lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for spätabends is 10 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʃpɛːtˈʔabn̩t͡s]. Corpus data places it at rank #75,077 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "am späten Abend".

No misspelling variants are generated for spätabends in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is spätabends, spelled S-P-Ä-T-A-B-E-N-D-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    am späten Abend

Antonyms

frühmorgens

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "spätabends"?
"spätabends" is spelled S-P-Ä-T-A-B-E-N-D-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃpɛːtˈʔabn̩t͡s].
What does "spätabends" mean?
As an adverb, "spätabends" means: am späten Abend
How do you pronounce "spätabends"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spätabends" is [ʃpɛːtˈʔabn̩t͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "spätabends" come from?
"spätabends" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “spätabends”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-P-Ä-T-A-B-E-N-D-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʃpɛːtˈʔabn̩t͡s] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list